Species: Vitis Vinifera
Parentage: Unknown
Aliases: Blauburgunder, Spatburgunder, Rulanske modre
Grape Color: Black
Regions: Chiefly associated with France’s Burgundy region. Also prevalent in Champagne, France; California; New Zealand
“With so voluptuous a perfume, so sweet an edge, they make the blood run hot,” Joel Fleischman, wine columnist at Vanity Fair, once described of Pinot Noir. Also christening it as a fickle mistress, a minx, and as sex in a glass, wine critics have had no hesitation in oft comparing Pinot Noir to a woman.
With many qualities lending themselves to this parallel, the best is likely that the Pinor Noir grape is difficult. Difficult to cultivate. Difficult to transform into wine. Difficult to pinpoint in taste.
The Pinot Noir grape is grown in tightly clustered dark purple, pine-cone shaped bunches, the resemblance from which it gets its name. Considered to produce the finest wines in the world, its fame as a Noble grape goes hand in hand Read more »
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Pinot Noir on Snooth
May 2010
I love this Pinot! Read More
May 2010
I enjoyed this wine very much. It is a light wine, light of colour, a bit like a Gamay, but with a far more complex, deep flavour. Very, very nice.I bought a carton from the cave in 2009 and kept the carton in storage for little more than year. The wine isn't quite ready yet, so I'll leave the other five for another year or so.Please take care i... Read More
May 2010
Our last day was supposed to be a half day with us getting on the road by ... ... tasted their07 Sauv Blanc06 Pinot Noir06 Merlot06 Cab Franc06 CabWe departed Carrefourand headed down to our last stop, where we were to meet Heather Patz at Patz & Hall to taste their great chardonnays and pinots. We took a route that was a tad confusing, as th... Read More
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